My mother, seventy-three, agreed to babysit our neighbor’s daughter for $80 a day, keeping careful records. At first, payments were on time—but soon, the neighbor refused, claiming my mother “shouldn’t be working without a contract.”
Mom stayed polite, quietly marking the unpaid weeks in her notebook. I shared the story and her records online. The video went viral, and within days, the neighbor arrived with the owed money. Mom accepted only what she earned, writing in her notebook: “PAID IN FULL.”
A quiet act of truth finally earned her the respect she deserved.
